Just came back from caribou hunting with my DAD,and we got 21 caribou to last us for the winter. Lots work skinning and cutting up the meat,there is no bucher up here, so we have to do all the work our self, with temps 30 below. We dont have to worry about meat anymore this winter.

That's a lot of meat Joe!! I'd imagine you help out others in your village, congrats on the hunt & try and keep warm!!

Interesting! Did you take any pictures?

when my wofe and I lived in a fly in community north of the arctic circle one person would eat 4- 6 pounds of caribou meat a day.

with a bag of flour of 20 pounds at 65.00 each
a gallon of milk about 15.00 and hamburger about 7.00 a pound no wonder so much caribou is eaten.

Watson lake.

CK82 yes that is a lot of meat, it is only for our family of 7. We will hunt for others on another hunt.

Caracal, We did not take a camera with us on our hunt.

Watson Lake, you are right with the prices, thats why so many caribou meat. We eat it everyday, fried, boiled, roasted, and raw. Different way every time, but its always caribou.

Well done, Joe ! I gotta go whack a few deer for my family now !!!

I got a nice woodland caribou on October 21.
I expect to get it back from the butcher tomorrow.
didn't get a moose but the caribou will do the wife and I just fine for the winter..

Watson Lake..

Good job Joe ! I'll bet your knives needed a touch-up now and then.
Could you tell us what you gentlemen used for rifles ?

Hi Kevan,
We both used SAKO 85 in 25-06 with leupold scopes, both Stainless Steel. 100gr NBT

21 Caribou Is there no limit to the numbers you can take?

Pegleg,

Us Eskimos have no limit on caribou.

Just curious, is that sustainable?

With the herd at about 400,000, I belive it is sustainable, us eskimos only take what we need, and that meat we got will last us untill April. Hope that ansewrs your question

Joe, Thanks for telling us what you fellas used.
I have only eaten Caribou a couple times as my late Brother and his wife lived and worked in Faro Yukon... I liked it !
They got a caribou or two every year along with the occasional Moose and Bison.
Tell you what Joe.... invite me for dinner and I'll bring dessert, hows that ?

I would venture to say that your amazing people (and wonderful culture) have been managing your caribou herd quite nicely for what, 2000 years? That in spite of encroaching population, resource development and loss of habitat, as well as natural, predictable changes in climate. Food is far more important than National Geographic photographs and big racks in a trophy room anyway.

Tell us what is your favorite cut of caribou and how you like to best fix it, please. I am a gettin' hungry thinking about it.